tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post1544988420553839896..comments2015-03-30T10:25:51.448-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Good RiddanceM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-15176964755740126722009-01-25T12:07:00.000-08:002009-01-25T12:07:00.000-08:00Stat-of-the-day, courtesy of ESPN's Buster Olney: ...Stat-of-the-day, courtesy of ESPN's Buster Olney: "Even if you include pitchers, Andruw Jones is one of the worst hitters in the majors against right-handed pitching. He had an OPS of .436 in 2008 against righties, with one homer in 136 at-bats. That was a lower OPS than that of hitting immortals Tim Lincecum, Aaron Cook and Matt Cain."Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-37877879074600117592009-01-24T18:20:00.000-08:002009-01-24T18:20:00.000-08:00The Kent trade (i.e., the Matt Williams Trade) was...The Kent trade (i.e., the Matt Williams Trade) was brilliant, one of the highlights of The Sabean Era. We shoulda won the whole damn thing in aught-two as we all know. I would give a lot more of a shit about the careers and post-careers of guys like Kent, Snow, Aurilia, Schmidt, etc. etc. if we had come away with that fookin' ring. Alas.<BR/><BR/>Kent was a great player, but the 2000 MVP shoulda been Barry's. The G-POPE made everyone around him better--that, to me, is the definition of "valuable."M.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.com